This Chip Stack Is Not For Matterning

[user76023]

It really is the Arnaud Mattern show so far today. Mattern opened in the small blind and Konstantin Bilyaver made the call in the big blind.

The flop came {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} and Mattern fired out 65,000 but the Russian, the other biggest stack on the table, made a raise and slid out 146,000. Mattern tanked for a minute before now 3-betting to 365,000.

Bilyaver now thought for about two minutes and reluctantly folded, Mattern then turned over {Q-Spades} {4-Spades} for nothing more than a gutshot.

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The very next hand saw short-stacked Johann Storakers move all-in from early position and Mattern make the call from the button.

Storakers: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}
Mattern: {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}

The flop put Storakers on a freeroll coming {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} and had the Swede saying, "Well, maybe I can get lucky..." The {8-Clubs} sealed Storaker's flush rendering the {Q-Hearts} river obsolete.